Aaron
Goodvin
– Aaron is now
living in Nashville where he is a singer/songwriter signed with Warner –
Chappel music. Aaron is becoming the songwriter to go to for emerging Canadian
artists, having had his songs cut on several recent albums. His songs are now
also being recorded by some prominent American country acts, such as Luke
Byran, who included one of Aaron’s songs on his latest album, which has gone
Platinum, and Scotty McCreery, who included one of Aaron's songs on his new
album. He has also had cuts on the albums of US newcomers, Jon Pardi, and Cole
Swindell. In Canada Aaron has 10 songs on the upcoming debut album by Tristan
Hornecastle. Aaron also co-produced the album, which will be released on
Royalty Records. Aaron also has a song in the Canadian Top 50, “Always
Tonight”, which he wrote with the group, Wyatt, who released the song on their
album. Aaron is also still recording and working on his own performance career.

Alee– Formerly known as Alexandria Adamoski, Alee has cracked the
top 20 on the Canadian country music charts with one of her original
songs, “Don’t Say You Love Me”, an amazing feat for an
independent country artist. Her video of the song was also shown on
CMT. Alee’s 2 previous singles also received airplay and charted
well on many of Canada’s major country radio stations. She was one
of the artists chosen to perform at Small Town Saturday Night,
sponsored by Big Valley Jamboree, and in a fan voted national
competition was the one chosen to perform at the CCMA Fan Fest in
2013. She has now released her debut album and has signed a record
deal with a major label. To top off her recent success, in January of
2014, Alee was awarded the Female Artist of the Year Award by the
Association of Country Music in Alberta (ACMA), and on January 25, 2015 she won the Award for the 2nd time.

Alex
Hughes
– As the spokesperson for Alberta Dodge Dealers,
Alex has toured and performed at numerous Alberta fairs, rodeos and
other events, and released an EP album of her original songs which
was distributed throughout the province by the Dodge dealerships. She
is now in Los Angeles where she is working with Grammy Award winning
producer Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Barbara
Streisand, Kenny G and many others) and has had cameo appearances on
the tv reality series “Nail Files”. She recently recorded a song
for the soundtrack of the movie 108 Stitches. Alex has now returned to
Calgary and is working on her country music career there.

Brett
Kissel– Brett’s
country
musical career continues to spiral upwards. He is signed with Warner
Music
Canada, and co-managed by well known Canadian manager, Louis O’Reily.
He has
released his sixth album, “Started With A Song”. Brett had a hand in
writing
all the songs on the album. The first single from the album broke all
Canadian
country radio records when 93% of all stations in Canada added it to
their play
list the first week it was released, and it went to Number One within a
few
short weeks. His second single from the album, “Raise Your Glass”, also
shot to
the number one spot on Canadian radio. Brett's previous two self
released
albums sold over 75,000 copies. He has now moved to Nashville, where he
has a
publishing and co-management deal with Bob Doyle, long time manager of
Garth
Brooks and The Band Perry. At the 2014 ACMA Awards, Brett received 4
nominations and took home awards for Single Of The Year for “Ďt Started
With A
Song", and the Calgary Stampede Rising Star Award. In February, 2014,
it
was announced that Brett had 5 Edmonton Music Award nominations,
winning Male Artist and Album of the Year Awards, and 2 JUNO
nominations. At the JUNOs he became the first country artist in 17
years to win the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. Also in
February, 2014, Brett co-headlined the Young Guns Tour, with
BC’s, One More Girl. The tour sold out across Canada from the west
coast to the
east coast. In September, 2014, Brett was the top nominated artist
at the Canadian Country Music Awards, with 8 nominations. He won the
CMT Video of the Year and Interactive Artist of the Year Awards. In
2014 he also won a Canadian Radio Music Award as Best New Country
Artist and toured across Canada as the opening act for Brad Paisley.
Brett started off 2015 by winning Male Artist, Album of the Year,
and Single of the Year Awards at the Alberta Country Music Awards.

Candice Ryan– Candice has been pursuing her musical career with
a passion. Since the Edmonton Oil Kings selected her as their anthem singer for
their 2013 playoff run, Candice has been asked to sing the National Anthem at
every major sporting venue in the Edmonton area, including for the Edmonton
Eskimos,
Edmonton Oilers, Castrol Raceway, and the Edmonton Prospects. She opened for
the two time CCMA group of the year, Hey Romeo, and was selected for 3 Showcases
during the 2013 CCMAs, where she won second place in the Aboriginal Showcase.
This led to interviews, guest spots, and her single, “I Need You”, being added
to rotation on CFWE 98.5. Indie Week 2013in Toronto selected Candice
for showcases at The Central and at the Cadillac Lounge, where she was declared
second place overall. Candice received 2 ACMA nominations for 2013, and has
performed for many charity events at top venues in the Edmonton area. She released a
new single, “California Sunrise” in February of 2014 and has beenbusy
writing and recording for her new album, scheduled for release in the summer of
2014.

Danielle
Lowe – Her first album “Off Limits” yielded 3
singles that charted on Canadian country radio across Canada. She has
just released her second album, “Patience” which has already
yielded 2 radio singles. Always willing to lend her singing talents
to any cause, Danielle’s philanthropy has garnered her many
accolades, including being honoured by Global Television as a “Woman
of Vision”. Skilled in social media, Danielle has over 35,000
followers on YouTube, which earned her an invite to perform with
other YouTube sensations from around the world in London, UK, and
that appearance earned her an invite to perform in the Netherlands in
September 2013.

Emily Seal - Emily released
her Debut EP Titled “If You Keep This Up" in January 2013. Her first
single “Crash and Crumble” was released to radio across Canada and was debuted
on the Smith Chevrolet Canadian Top 10 Countdown. In August of 2012 Emily was
chosen as one of the TOP 30 from across Canada to be featured on CMT's
"Big In A Small Town", where it was said “She has the most unique
voice” and “She’s the one to watch”. In 2012, and 2013 she was among the
nominees for the Alberta Country Music Association (ACMA) Female Artist and
Fans Choice of the Year. She is very active in the community supporting many
charitable events, and performing across Canada. Song writing, and playing is
an everyday thing for Emily as she works towards being a successful recording
artist.

Kasha
Anne
– Kasha has been following her dream by becoming
one half of the recording duo, “The Orchard”, with co-writer and
performance partner, Mitchell Smith. They have been signed by Royalty
Records; have shared stages with some of the top names in Canadian
Country Music; have played major Canadian country festivals; have
released their debut album of original tunes, “Southern Ground”,
produced by CCMA Record Producer of the Year, Bart McKay; have
received major radio airplay across Canada; and have had several
award nominations. In the fall of 2014 they released their second
album, "Georgia". In 2015 they had five Alberta Country Music
Award nominations.

Katie
Mission – Katie is signed with Royalty Records. She has
released several radio singles and will be releasing a new album
shortly. She has played several Canadian festivals, including the Big
Valley Jamboree. Katie was selected two years in a row from hundreds
of submissions to perform at the highlight event of the CCMA Country
Music Week, the Songwriters Café.

Livy
Jeanne - Livy Jeanne has
been busy working on her country music career. She has trained under world
famous performance coach Tom Jackson (Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, and many
more); has been signed by Invictus Entertainment; has opened for the Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band, George Canyon, and others; has taken her “Invisible Tour”, an
anti-bullying motivational musical show, to schools throughout Alberta and
beyond; has received radio airplay across Canada; and has released her first 7
track album of original songs, “Under The Radar”, produced by award winning
Canadian producer, Tom McKillip. She has now released a new single, “Wrong Side
Of The Dirt”, to radio, and an accompanying video, which is receiving airplay on
CMT. Livy was also one of the acts on the cross-Canada Young Guns Tour, and has
received 2 Edmonton Music Award nominations.

Payton Klassen –
Payton continues to work on her music career while finishing Grade 12 in high
school. She has completed recording a 3 song EP, “Future Holds”, with CCMA
Award Winning Producer Bart McKay, was a semi-finalist at last year’s ATB Road
To Main Stage at Big Valley Jamboree, and was awarded the Fans Choice award in
the same competition. She has been performing locally and in Saskatchewan at
many venues, including Big Valley Jamboree, Festival Place, the Festival of
Trees, Black Gold Rodeo, Café Haven, Taste of Edmonton, New Years Eve in
downtown Edmonton, and various charity fundraisers. She is also one of the
regular anthem singers at Castrol Raceway. Payton also spends a lot of time
songwriting and honing her craft. Once she has finished High School she plans
to take her music career to a new level.

Sean Sonego - Sean has evolved into one of Alberta's most dynamic and active young soul
singer/songwriters. He is currently the youngest musician to ever work at
Edmonton's Finest Dueling Piano Bar, the Red Piano, on a regular basis. Sean
opened the 2nd Annual Edmonton Rock Music Festival last summer where he played
alongside Trooper, April Wine and Blue Oyster Cult. He's had the honour of
singing back up for Johnny Reid at Rexall Place, and he's had the opportunity
to share the stage with world renowned musicians including William Joseph,
Nathan East, Dean Parks, John JR Robinson, and Matt De La Pola, all the while
being backed by David Foster’s orchestra. Sean has just completed his first
full length album with LA Producer Bill Bell (Guitarist and Musical Director
for Jason Mraz, producer for Justin Nozuka, Tom Cochrane), and this summer
he'll be embarking on his Snapshot Western Canada Tour.

Trevor
Panczak
– Trevor is the only Canadian to ever make it into the finals of
the prestigious Colgate Country Challenge in the US, where he ended
up as the runner-up. He continues to write songs and record and perform
with his band
Roughstock, and has had several radio singles that received airplay
across Canada. He recently opened for Don Williams on his western
Canadian tour, and also for Tim McGraw in Edmonton and Zac Brown in
Winnipeg, where out of nine acts he was one of only two to
receive an encore. Currently Trevor is getting heavy radio
airplay across Canada with his current single, "For A Girl".

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Nashville
& Pigeon Forge 2013

From March 10th to 19th, the 2012 Global Country
Star Search winners and runners up traveled to Nashville to see the sights and
sounds of Music City, and then on to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, where they
competed in the North American Country Music Associations International
(NACMAI) competitions. Making the trip were Candice Ryan, the overall Star
Search winner, and Lyndsay Butler, the runner-up, as well as Junior Division
winner Olivia Wik and runner-up Cassidy Zahar. In Nashville
they toured backstage at the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium, visited
the CountryMusic Hall of Fame and the clubs on Lower Broadway, caught
performances of both the Grammy Award winning Time Jumpers and the Opry, and
had several impromptu performance opportunities and meetings.

At the NACMAI competitions in Pigeon Forge, they wowed the
judges and each one of them won International artist and entertainer awards in
their specific age categories, plus won several songwriting awards as well.

From
Mar 6th
to 16th
the 2010 Global Country Star Search winner, Kasha,
traveled to Nashville and Pigeon Forge, TN, which was part of her
prize package for winning the Star Search competition. Joining her on
parts of the tour was the youth division winner, Livy
Jeanne.

The
first day in Nashville included a backstage tour of the Grand Ole
Opry theatre. Next she headed down to the heart of Nashville, Lower
Broadway, home of the legendary honky tonks that have made Nashville
famous. Of course the most famous of all is Tootsies Orchid Lounge.
Kasha was invited up on that legendary stage and was given her first
opportunity to perform in Nashville. She proved so popular that she
was asked to do 2 encores. Further down the street at The Stage, she
was also invited on stage to perform with the band, and later in the
week she sang with the same band again when they played at The Second
Fiddle. A few days later Livy Jeanne also got to sing on those famous
stages.

The
first evening the girls hit the Station Inn where they met up with
Joanne Janzen, a former Global Country Rising Star member who had won
the opportunity to tour Nashville a few years back. Joanne was in
Nashville writing material for her debut album. That night the girls
enjoyed an evening of classic western swing presented by the Time
Jumpers. It was a truly memorable evening and a great introduction to
what Nashville music used to be like.

The
next 2 days in Nashville included tours of the Country Music Hall of
Fame and the famous Ryman Auditorium, former home of the Opry, as
well as a trip down Music Row and a visit to Grand & Gee Music
where Gil Grand gave them a tour of his recording studio, and
answered questions about his recording and publishing business.

Tuesday
evening was spent at the Grand Ole Opry where Kasha was lucky to get
front row centre for John Conlee, The Grascals, The Whites, Restless
Heart, Bill Anderson, Darryl Worley, Little Jimmy Dickens, and Lorrie
Morgan. Wednesday night she and Livy attended a songwriter’s
session at the famous Bluebird Café, and then got together with
Brett Kissel, who is also writing in Nashville. Brett was one of the
first pack of Global artists who won the trip to Nashville.

On
Thursday, Kasha’s musical partner, guitar player Mitchell Smith,
joined the party for the drive to Pigeon Forge where Kasha and Livy
Jeanne would compete in the North American Country Music Associations
International (NACMAI) competitions. Before leaving Nashville the
artists did a live radio interview with Keith Bradford on the
Nashville Radio Broadcasting Network (NRBN.FM). The station
broadcasts on the internet and is also sent out over the airwaves in
parts of the US and also Germany, South Africa, and many other
countries overseas.

In
Pigeon Forge the first thing the group did was catch the highly
entertaining family show at the Comedy Barn. There they met with
musical director Ron Jeffery, a former Albertan who used to tour
throughout western Canada.

The
next 2 days were spent in sightseeing and NACMAIcompetitions at the
Country Tonight Theatre, where both girls competed as vocalists and
entertainers in their respective age categories. On Saturday night
they attended the NACMAI Hall of Fame Show where Michael Twitty, the
son of the late Conway Twitty, and Lorrie Morgan performed and were
inducted into the NACMAI Hall of Fame.
Sunday
was spent waiting breathlessly while the awards were being announced.
The wait was well worth it, for both girls kept up to the standards
set by previous Global Country competitors and came out with a
plethora of International awards. Kasha scored top marks in the
International adult New Modern Country category,
winning both the International Female Vocalist and International
Female Entertainer awards, plus she and Mitchell Smith entered as a
New Modern Country duo and also as New Modern Country co-songwriters,
and won both these International titles. Livy Jeanne won the
International Female Vocalist and Entertainer awards in the New
Modern Country age 13 to 17 caterogy, plus an International video
award in the same age category, and 2 International songwriting
awards as a single writer and as a co-writer.
These young ambassadors from Global Country certainly did our
organization proud.

Monday
was spent traveling back to Nashville
and
then getting some more Lower Broadway performance opportunities and
having supper in the famed Wild Horse Saloon.

On
Tuesday Kasha was taken on a day trip to Memphis to visit Graceland,
the home of Elvis Presley, and check out the sights and sounds of
Beale Street, the home of the famous Memphis Blues.

Alex Hughes with Ramona E. Simmons, President,
and Preston Sullivan, Director of Global Eyes Entertainment, an
international artist development company based in Nashville,
Tennessee.

Arcane
Entertainment and Global Eyes Entertainment, LLC have reached a formal
partnership in the career development of Canadian dynamo Alex
Hughes.

Alex
is the 2009 Country Star Search winner and the 2009 and 2010
North American Music Association International "New Country genre"
awards winner for Vocalist, Entertainer and Songwriter of the Year in
the 17 to 20-years age group.

"My
two passions are business and music. Watching over the
continuing development of Alex Hughes as an artist is a joy. We are
looking forward to the future and all that it holds for Alex," stated
Steve Carter, CEO of Calgary-based management group Arcane
Entertainment.

"We
have worked with some of the top music artists in the world
and we know a superstar when we see one. Considering all the accolades
Alex has received to date, we feel certain that the door is open for
her to carve out her own piece of music history," said Ramona E.
Simmons, President of Global Eyes Entertainment.

Both
will be working closely with Chester Aldridge, CEO of The Royal Factory,
based out of Los Angeles. Mr. Aldridge has several years of publishing,
licensing and distribution experience in the entertainment business and
is a sought-after venture capitalist known for his ability to source
and finance promising start-up companies.

Alex's
self-penned "Just Us Ladies Tonight" is the first single leading up to
her September 2010 album release. Alex will continue to work
with top songwriters in both Los Angeles and Nashville. The
single is available now via Alex's MySpace
page and will soon be released on iTunes.

About Global Eyes Entertainment
Founded 13-years ago by Ramona E. Simmons, Global Eyes
Entertainment, LLC is an international artist development
company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Director, Preston
Sullivan, joined the company in 2008 and Director of Marketing and
Social Media, Michelle Keegan, joined this year.

About The Royal Factory
The Royal Factory is an independent music label featuring Austin Brown,
the son of successful recording artist Rebbie Brown and the nephew of
music legends Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson as its inaugural
artist. The Royal Factory was founded and incubated by the management
team of US Trust Corp. For more information visit www.ustrustcorp.com.

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Nashville

April
8th, 2010

Alex Hughes, Sean Sonego with Maryanne Gibson

From
Mar 7th to 16th, the 2009 Global Country Star Search winners,
Alex
Hughes, from the open division, and Sean Sonego,
the youth division winner, traveled to Nashville and
then on to Pigeon Forge to compete at the North
American Country Music Associations International (NACMAI)
competitions, which drew a total of over 600 competitors. Once
again the Global Country artists scored big, winning a total of 7
International awards. Alex scored top marks in the International
New Country Youth 17 – 20 category, securing both the Female
Vocalist and Female Entertainer awards, while Sean won
in the same category as Male Vocalist and Entertainer.
In a surprise tie, the six competition judges gave equal points in the Songwriter
category to Alex for her original tune, I Cry, and Sean for
his song entitled In The Heart. Sean also scored another
award for his video entry, Snowflakes.

In
Nashville the Global Country winners met Nova Scotia artist, RyLee
Madison, who now resides in Nashville, and is releasing a new
album, where does the time go, for a songwriting workshop,
and then spent an evening at the Station Inn, where
they met up with Global Country alumni members Aaron Goodvin
and Leah Durelle, who were in Nashville doing
songwriting, as well as Canadian singer/songwriter and producer, Steve
Fox, for an evening of western swing entertainment by the Grammy
nominatedTime Jumpers. The next day they took
the backstage tour at the Grand Ole Opry, visited the
Opry
Museum, and then the historic Ryman Auditorium,
before catching the Riders In The Sky, Steep
Canyon Rangers, Jeannie Seely, Love
& Theft, John Conlee, Jimmy
Dickens, and Canada’s own Terri Clark
at the Tuesday evening Grand Ole Opry. On Wednesday
they toured the Country Music Hall of Fame and the
historic RCA Studio B, where they got to play the
very piano used in many of Elvis Presley’s
early recordings, before meeting up with Canadian Gil Grand
and Nashville songwriter and producer, Anthony Smith,
for a studio tour of Gil’s Grand & Gee Studio.
The evening culminated at the Bluebird Café
where they caught a songwriters evening, and also met up with another
Global Country alumni member, Brett Kissel, who is
also doing some writing in Nashville.

In
Pigeon
Forge, the Star Search winners caught an evening performance
at the famous Comedy Barn, where former Albertan Ron
Jefferies is the musical director. Ron spent many years
touring and playing in western Canada. They also caught the NACMAI Hall
of Fame show, where Lulu Roman, who was one of
the stars on the comedy television series Hee Haw,
and singer/songwriters Deborah Allen, and Ronnie
McDowell, all performed, before being inducted into the Hall
of Fame.

Back
in Nashville, Alex and Sean received some encouraging words when they
met up with Canadian producer Mel Shaw, the founding
president of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and
Sciences (the JUNO people), who now runs Mel Shaw
Productions in Nashville, and his wife Fran.
They were invited by Jimmy Snyder to sing a
couple of songs on stage at the famed Tootsie’s Orchid
Lounge on Lower Broadway, and were
interviewed by Carey Latham and performed their
original songs on NBRN-FM internet radio.

The Global
Country All Star Concert is back by popular demand! Monday, June 14th,
7:30 PM at the Winspear Centre. Tickets are $30. Get them early. They
go on sale March 8th.

This marks our
12th annual concert and we have gone back to our original concept of
presenting several Canadian recording artists for one low price. Many
of our Global Country Alumni artists will also be performing. Come and
see how their careers have developed. It promises to be one big
reunion.

Have your say
on who will be the winner of Country Star Search. You can help launch
the career of a new artist! The 5 finalists will perform with the band,
and the audience will vote to determine the winner.

Alex Hughes,
along with Sean Sonego, the Youth Division Star Search winner, will be
heading to Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in March to compete
in the North American Country Music Associations International
competitions. Olivia Rose Leaf, the Junior Division winner, is unable
to compete this year but will be competing at NACMAI next year.

The 2010
Country Star Search preliminary competitions will be held on May
8th. Entries are now coming in. Anyone wishing to compete
should go to the Country Star
Search page and get their entries in. A limited number of entries
will be accepted.

2009 Global
Country Star Search winner, Alex Hughes, recorded two original demo
songs at Powersound Studios in January, with Scott Greene doing the
engineering. The recording session was part of her prize package for
winning the Star Search competition. Besides having one of the newest
recording studios in town, and offering a full service facility,
Powersound Studios owner Phil Anderson also teaches a full time
recording arts program at the studio.

Phil Anderson, Scott Green, and Alex Hughes (l to r)

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Rodeo Concert

November
10th, 2009

Global
Country held a Rodeo Concert at the Winspear
Centre on Nov 10th. Opening the show was the 2009 Global
Country Star Search winner, Alex Hughes,
followed by Eli Barsi, backed by her husband, John
Cunningham on the upright bass, and Lizzy Hoyt
on fiddle. Headlining the show was Gary Fjellgaard,
supported by Peter Padden on percussion, Linda
Kidder on bass, and Cam Wilson on classical
violin. Although these artists have backed Gary in the studio on most
of his albums, including his new one, All In The Journey,
this was the first time Gary has performed with them live on stage in
some 20 years.

As the warm summer
days of June approach, the excitement builds in country music fans, in
anticipation of not only a fine evening of country music from both
established stars and the stars of tomorrow, in one of Canada’s
finest concert halls, but also the opportunity to vote and perhaps play
a part in launching the career of Canada’s next country superstar.

Monday, June 15th
is the date when Global Country and the beautiful Winspear Centre play
host to a show that combines the excitement and energy that comes with
emerging artists, and the focused, charged performances of
award-winning and established stars.

Leading the way for
this annual production, now in its’ eleventh year, is Nashville
country hit maker, Adam Gregory, who returns to his roots in Edmonton
with a hot new album titled Crazy Days, and his third charting American
single. In his formative years as a young teenager, Gregory was often
heard performing traditional country on Global Country stages.

Participating in the second half
of this Global Country Gala, that is hung on the banner of Classic
Canadian Country, Adam will be serving up his rendition of Gordon
Lightfoot’s Sundown and Hank Snow’s I’m Moving On, as
well as a couple of other surprises and quite possibly his current
hits.

Also headlining the Classic
Canadian Country portion of the program is one of country’s top
Telecaster guitar slingers, the legendary Redd Volkaert, who returns to
Edmonton from Austin, Texas. The noted lead guitar player for Merle
Haggard, Volkaert was presented with a 2009 Grammy Award for his
instrumental work with Brad Paisley on a tune entitled Cluster Pluck.

Backed by some of
Alberta’s top country, rhythm and blues players, including
Stewart MacDougall on grand piano, Thom Moon on drums, Ron Rault on
bass, Jeff Bradshaw on steel, Brent Parkin on guitar, and Myron Szott
on fiddle, the Classic Canadian Country segment of the show will also
feature Edmonton country legend Joyce Smith. Smith was one of the first
Canadian country female artists to sell over 100,000 records in the US
when she released Leavin’ On Your Mind in 1962. The feat earned
her a 1962 CMA nomination for Most Promising New Female Vocalist,
making her the first Canadian country female artist to receive a major
award nomination in Nashville. Joyce continues to sell out houses
around the province as one of the Alberta Legends of Country Music.

The show will open with the 2009
winners of the highly prestigious Global
Country Star Search competition in the age 7-12 and 13-17
categories. It will also feature five finalists in the 18 and over
category. When they cast their ballots for their favorite act, the
audience members will have the opportunity to determine who will carry
the Global Country banner to Nashville and the North American Country
Music Associations International (NACMAI) competition next March.

Also appearing in the opening
segment are the award winning artists and future hit makers under the
Global Country Management umbrella, Emily Seal, 2004 Canadian
Aboriginal Music Awards Best Male Artist, Mike Gouchie, and Katie
Mission. All three of these artists have brought back NACMAI
International awards to Alberta.

Highlighting the opening segment
will be the 2005 CCMA Independent Female Artist of the Year, Lisa
Hewitt, who will be previewing her outstanding new album, Fearless, one
week prior to its’ official launch date.

The annual
Global Country Concert will take place at the Winspear Centre on June
15th at 7:30 PM. Tickets are now on sale at the Winspear Box Office,
(780)428-1414.

For further information contact
Maryanne Gibson at (780)424-3300 or Bill Borgwardt at (780)970-7441 or
email - gbletry@telusplanet.net.

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North American Country Music Associations International
Competition 2009

From March 8th to 18th, the
winners of Country Vocal Spotlight, Danielle Lowe, Alex Hughes, and
Alexandra & Lauren Adamoski, traveled with Global Country to
Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, to compete in the North American
Country Music Associations International competitions. Each of the
girls won International awards as Female Vocalists and
Entertainers, as well as songwriters awards, in their respective
age categories.

In Nashville the girls, as well
as Global Country Booster Club members who joined the tour, visited the
Grand Ole Opry, the Ryman Auditorium, the Country Music Hall of Fame,
the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the honky tonks on Lower Broadway, the
Bluebird Cafe, Music Row, and much more. They visited the Station Inn
to see the Grammy nominated Time Jumpers, were special guests of George
Hamilton V backstage during the Grand Ole Opry, sang on the stage at
the Famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and much more.

In Pigeon Forge, besides
competing at the NACMAI competitions, they caught shows at the
Tennessee Shindig, where former Albertan Tammy Gislason performs, and
directs and produces the show, and the Comedy Barn, where another
former Albertan, Ron Jefferies performs.

The over 18 winner of
the 2009 Country Star Search competition will win a trip to
Tennessee in 2010 to compete in the NACMAI competitions, and
the winners of the other categories will be given
the opportunity to travel to Tennessee with Global Country in
March of 2010.

Country Vocal
Spotlight 2008Congratulations to the
Country Vocal Spotlight Winners. We are happy to have them
enrolled in our Talent Development Program in February 2009 and the
opportunity to compete at NACMAI, in Pigeon Forge Tennessee in March
2009. Stay tuned for more news on them.....

Alex HughesOpen Division
Winner

Danielle LoweGrand Winning Act
and Youth Division
Winner

Lauren AdamoskiJunior Division
Winner

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October
28th, 2008

Country Vocal
SpotlightWe are pleased to once again
enter into a contract with Northlands to sponsor Country Vocal
Spotlight. The Junior, Youth, and Open Division winners will be
given the opportunity to join the Global Country tour to Nashville and
to compete in the North American Country Music Associations
International (NACMAI) competitions in Pigeon Forge in March
2009. The finals take place on November 2nd. The names of
any winners who confirm that they will be traveling with us to
Tennessee, will be posted on our Website. In addition all winners will
be offered entry into the Talent Development Workshop/Seminar scheduled
for February 2009.

Country Star SearchEntry forms are now
available by clicking on Country Star Search. We welcome a new
Sponsor - Power Sound Studios of Edmonton will produce the 2 song demo
recording as part of the Prize Package.

Booster Club MembersGlobal Country Booster Club
Members will have the opportunity to join the Global Country tour to
Nashville & Pigeon Forge in March 2009. Anyone wishing to join this
trip may do so by becoming a Booster Club Member. Click on
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July
21st, 2007

Global
Country is launching a campaign to ensure that we preserve some
important
elements that are so important to our Country Music History.

On Monday, June 16, 2008,
Global Country marked the 10th Anniversary of the highly acclaimed
Festival of the Stars at the Winspear Centre in Edmonton. Five
finalists in the 2008 Country Star Search competition performed with a
live band before a packed audience, who voted by secret ballot to
determine the winner. It was a tough choice for the Winspear audience,
as the performers all had enormous potential, but in the end, Stan
Hitchcock from St. Albert, AB, blew the audience away with his
rendition of the George Jones hit, “He Stopped Loving Her
Today”. As soon as Stan started performing you could read it on
the faces of the audience that he had them in the palm of his hand.

Stan Hitchcock
has been singing since he was 12 years of age. Born in Westlock, AB, he
was heavily influenced by the classic country stylings of George Jones,
Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, and Waylon Jennings. In 2001 he won the
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame singing competition in Calgary. In
2002 he moved to the Toronto area where he formed a band and spent two
and a half years performing around southern Ontario as Stan Hitchcock
and Laredo. In 2006 he returned to his Alberta roots, locating in St.
Albert. Once again he was back on the road performing around the
northern Alberta and British Columbia bar circuit, this time as Stan
Hitchcock and Freightrain. Besides being a dynamic performer in the
classic country style, Stan is also becoming an accomplished
songwriter, having penned and performed much of his own material.

The other talented
finalists were:

Brian Haywood… The
oldest of three boys, born and raised in Edmonton by a single mother,
he has been a singer as long as he can remember. Brian loves to write
songs in all different genres (from Country to Rock, Rage to Rap &
Christian music). Self employed as a horse trainer and farrier, he
dreams of a full-time career in the music industry.

Amber Heyday… Born
in Peace River Alberta, Amber started singing at age five. Always
encouraged to sing by family and friends, pursuing it professionally
seemed inevitable. The family moved around quite a bit while she was
young, but settled in Stony Plain, the place Amber still calls home.
Now age twenty-one, Amber maintains, "My passion is singing…
There is nothing more fulfilling to me than the power of song." This
engaging new Alberta singer has her feet on the ground, her eyes on the
stars, and her heart in her music.

Kasha… From
a young age, Kasha has been experimenting with music. She began by
singing with her sister and father at senior homes. Now, at age of 22,
this up and coming artist possesses head turning qualities with her
long red hair, dimples, and a contagious smile. Kasha’s
personality shines as she mixes her life’s passions with her
absolute love for music. She has come a long way and is very dedicated
to growing as an artist. Kasha’s past performances include the
Rainmaker Rodeo, Daines Rodeo, City Hall, and The Westin Gala dinner
for the Alzheimer’s Society.

Tyson Goodvin… Music
runs through Tyson's veins. Like most in his musical family, he learned
how to play guitar at a very young age. At the age 14, Tyson decided to
enter a local singing competition and was pleasantly surprised to place
second. He has always had a passion for music. He believes that he has
a chance now to do what he had dreamed of his whole life. He hopes in
the future to become a songwriter as he enjoys writing (by himself and
co-writing with others). This young man's musical journey has just
begun!

of Regina, Saskatchewan,
maintained an almost perfect score to garner the International
Male Vocalist and International Male Entertainer awards
at the 2008 North American Country Music Association’s
International Awards held in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee from March 10th to
15th.

Each year Global Country
enters their Country Star Search winner into the NACMAI competitions,
and also provides an extensive tour of Nashville. The result is a
highly educational experience as well as the opportunity to compete
internationally.

Global Country is pleased
to announce that one of the original members of their Rising Star
Program, Trevor Panczak, of Magrath,
AB, is the first
Canadian ever to be one of the five finalists in the National
Final of the Colgate Country Showdown.

The Colgate
Country Showdown is America’s largest and longest
running country music talent search, having been operating for 26 years
now. Each year, more than 50,000 artists compete in 550+ local
competitions throughout the U.S. From the local, state and regional
competitions, five finalists are chosen to compete for the grand prize
of $100,000 at the National Finals. This year the finals will
take place on the stage of the famed Ryman Auditorium
in Nashville on Jan 24th, with LeAnn Rimes
hosting the event. The show will be taped and played throughout the US
on local TV stations, as well as on the GAC Network.

Trevor Panczak has been the Montana
State Winner for the past 4 years and in 2007 went on to become
the West Regional Winner. He won the title performing his own
unique tongue in cheek composition, Songwriters Boogie. The
competition boasts a "who's who" in the Country Music industry, with
past local, state and regional winners including Brad Paisley,
Garth Brooks, Tim
McGraw, Martina McBride, Billy Ray
Cyrus, Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert
and Carrie Underwood. In addition to competing in the
Colgate Country Showdown, Trevor Panczak has just finished recording a
new 4 song EP entitled Roll On, and should be releasing his
first single, Give Me That Smile, to radio by late January.
Trevor may be contacted by email at info@trevortown.com.

Global Country congratulates
Trevor on his win and wishes him every success in this prestigious
country music competition.

Global Country is an Edmonton
based non-profit organization (in existence since 1992) devoted to
preserving the history of Canadian Country Music and the
promotion and development of Canadian talent.

The Rising Star Program was
originally created by Global Country to support and encourage new
Canadian country artists and their music. The main focus of the program
is development, mentoring, and promotion. The program has been
receiving tremendous recognition, and the progress of the artists
involved in it has been outstanding.

The program offers
educational and performance opportunities that help to build the
careers of new artists and establish a path for them to follow. Artists
participating in the program are given the opportunity to be seen and
heard at various events that help them make their mark in the country
music scene.

The Global Country Rodeo Show on November
6th was a huge success. 1200 people were
well entertained at the Winspear with the familiar stylings of Gary
Fjellgaard. He had a stellar performance. Guest artists, Katie
Mission, Brett Kissel and 2007 Country Star Search Winner Paul Chesters
blew the audience away with their performances. The show was
closed with a Gary Fjellgaard hit "Somewhere On The Island" where
the vocal blends of Katie, Brett & Paul were higlighted.
Amazing Show!!!!!

A guitar signed by the artists was won by
Guy & Sharon Rousseau from St Vincent,
Alberta.

After more than a month of weekly
competitions, and a night of semi-finals, the grand finale was held at
the Winspear Centre, on Monday, June 18, where audience members cast
their votes for their favorite finalist. The competition was stiff, but
Global Country was proud to announce that the 2007 Rising Star is Paul
Chesters.

Paul Chesters was born in
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where he started singing at the age of five. He
sang with the award winning U of R Chamber Singers. Paul received a
scholarship to attend the Iowa School for Music Vocations (jazz and
classical). He was the 2004 winner of Regina's 620 CKRM Talent Search.
He has performed with or opened for Duane Steele, Steve Fox, The
Poverty Plainsmen, Jason McCoy, and Julian Austin.

The 2007 Global Country Rising Star
(Country Star Search Winner) is enrolled into the Rising Star Program,
offering a trip to Nashville and Pigeon Forge Tennessee. Paul will
compete in the North American Country Music Associations International
Competitions in March 2008. Paul’s official launch will
take place on Tuesday, November 6th at the Rodeo Concert at the
Winspear Centre. We look forward to working with Paul and help
kick start his career. Country Star Search is
“Canada’s version of Nashville Star “. It is an
exciting new program launched by Global Country in 2007. The 2008
competitions will start in March 2008 and the Finalists will once again
be determined by audience vote. This process proved to be very
successful. - Read
Latest Press Release

Country Star Search 2008
Preliminaries will start on Thursday, May 1st, 2008 and will run every
Thursday to May 29th, 2008. Entry forms will be accepted after February
1st, 2008.

March 16th, 2007 Global Country Canada has launched a new
program to find artists to take into it's Rising Star Program. Country
Star Search will be open to amateur Canadian country artists over the
age of 18. The preliminaries will take place at Cook County Saloon on
Thursday evenings throughout the month of May, with five finalists
performing on stage during the
All Star Concert at the Winspear Centre on June 18th. The winner will
be determined by an audience vote. Besides acceptance into the
prestigious Rising Star program, which offers special mentoring and
performance opportunities, the prize package will include a trip to
Nashville and entry into the North American Country Music Associations
International competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, registration to
the CCMA's Country Music Week and Western Canadian Music Awards Show
& Conference, a demo recording package, and more. - Bill
Borgwardt, Country Music News

March 12th,
2007 Global Country
Rising Stars
Capture Top International Awards in Tennessee

For the fifth year in a row, Global Country
Rising Stars captured several International awards at the prestigious
North American Country Music Associations International (NACMAI)
competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Ten year old Kayla Patrick
from Edmonton, was awarded the International Traditional Country Female
Vocalist, as well as the International Traditional Country Female
Entertainer Award, in the 7 to 12 age category, plus shared the
International New Country co-writer award with her dad, Darren, for
“My Heart’s Beating Country”, a song they wrote
together. Candace Czuroski, originally from Glendon,
but now making her home in Whitecourt, scored top points to secure the
International Traditional Country Female Vocalist and International
Traditional Country Female Entertainer awards in the Adult category,
plus took home the adult International New Country Songwriter’s
Award for her original tune, “Someday I’ll Get There”.

Chosen to entertain at the awards show was
fifteen year old Leah Durelle of St. Albert, an alumni of the Rising
Star program and the first Rising Star to compete and win at the NACMAI
competitions. Leah is one of very few Canadians currently charting on
US radio charts, with her current single, “I’m Not
Sorry”.

The NACMAI wins once again illustrate the calibre of talent that the
young artists entering the Global Country Rising Star program possess.
“I have been extremely pleased with the success of all the
artists who have come through our program, and am so happy that we have
been able to nurture them and help them on their way to a successful
country music career”, says Global Country CEO. Maryanne Gibson.

For further information on the Global
Country Heritage Foundation and its’ initiatives, contact
Maryanne Gibson at (780)424-3300.

November 7th, 2006 NEW GLOBAL COUNTRY RISING STARSCompetitors from all over Alberta, BC
and Saskatchewan came to Edmonton to compete in the 2005 Country Vocal
Spotlight Competition held in conjunction with the Canadian Rodeo
Finals. The winners of this competition receive a spectacular prize
package including entry into Global Country's Rising Star Program.

On March 12th, the newest Global Country
Rising Stars won top awards at the North American Country Music
Associations International (NACMAI) competitions in Pigeon Forge,
Tennessee. Twelve year old Emily Seal from St. Albert brought home the 2006
International Traditional Country Female Vocalist as well as the
International Traditional Country Female Entertainer Award in the 7 to
12 age category, and Joanne Janzen won the International Traditional
Country Female Vocalist and International Traditional Country Female
Entertainer award in the Adult category.

In order to be in the Global Country Rising
Star program and compete in the international competition, which saw
some 550 competitors in various country and gospel categories, Emily
and Joanne had to win their respective divisions in the Northlands Park
Country Vocal Spotlight competitions, held during Canadian Finals Rodeo
Week in Edmonton in November. Global Country's prize package allows
entry to the North American Country Music Association Competitions in
Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The NACMAI wins once again illustrate the
caliber of talent that Country Vocal Spotlight brings out and Global
Country nurtures and further develops.